Lamp-supporting device.



R. M. MILLAR.

LAMP SUPPORTING DEVICE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 28, 1911.

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Specification 01! Letters 2mm. Application and July as, 1911; Serial 1%. 841,034.

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Be it lmown that L'Roannr M.'M1LLAR, a subject of the King of Great Britain, now residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp- Su-pporting Devices, of which the-followin is a specification. a

. My invention relates to a lamp-supporting device adapted to be attached to a socket for holding incandescentlamps; one of the objects of the device being to afford a-cheap and convenient holder capable of being easily'attached to almost any desired object' To these ends the invention consists m a coiled, resilient spring. member provided with a lamp-engaging portion,'whereby'the device may be used as a. stand when resting upon its lower coil or secured to an object by separating the coils suflicientlyto engage a portion of said object; the "resilient characmaterial engaging said object with suflicient frictional force to securely'hold the lamp,

Further objects of my'invention will be more fully set forth in the specification of the deviceas shown the drawing, in

' which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved devices'ecured to an-ordinary incan-' descent lamp "socket; Fig. '2 is a detailed view showing the lamp-enga 'ng member; Fig. 3 is a perspective view 0 my improved device attached to a chair.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, a piece of resilient material 5, such as spring wire is formed into 00115 6 and 7, one end 8 being turned into substantially .a vertical position with respect to the horizontal plane of the lower coil 6, and the extreme end 9 is bent at substantially right angles to the vertical portion 8. k p

In my preferred form I provide a soft outer coverin 10 for the resilient material 5, such as-r'ub r.

A lamp-engagingl jaws Hand 12 wit member consisting of 14, secured to the jaws b means 0 i s d screw 13 is employed for drawing the two lamp -stand and the lamp I an adjusting screw 13 and provided with a tubular bearing portion a screw 15, is adapted to be attac ed to the inturned end 9 by inserting said end'9 within the ing member has a pivotal connection wi the end 9. I prefer to split the tube 14', as shown at 15, so that when the end 9 is in- Jib serted'within the tube it will slightly spread the tube causing a frictional engagement between the parts, whereby some little force will have to be applied to turn engaging means upon its pivot.

Theso'cket16, shade 17 and incandescent lamp 18 are of'the usual construction and constitute no part of my invention.

The lamp-engaging means are secured to the socket 16 by removing the screw 13 -and 05 spreadin the jaws so that the socket 'can be tween the same, whereupon the ends of thejaws together to obtain the neces- Sal frictional contact.

e device as shown in Fig; 1 serves as a may be turnedupon its ivotal connection into various desiredpositions. If it is desired to attach the lamp to a chair 19, or any other suitable ob- 75 ect, this can be, readily accomplished by spreading the coils 7 and 8 sufiiciently to engage a portion of said object, whereu 'n the lamp can be adjusted on its. ivot indi pendently of itssupport. The serve as a hook y placin one-or more of the coils over a rotruding o ject instead of insertmg the o ject between'the coils.'

The covering 10 serves as a protection for the article to which the device is attached to 85 prevent injury or marring of thearticle in any way and also establishes a better frictional connectionbetween the device and its support, when rubber is used as" the coverdo not wish it to be understood that I am limited to any particular number of. coils, nor to the desi of the same, and,

Therefore, without confining in self to the particular construction hereins own and 96 describedi-I claim: 1. A lamp-supportingdevice comprising a coil of resilientmaterial having a portion turned'inwardly of said coil and a lampa split tubular 100 engaging member having portion pivotally engaging "881d inturned portion. 4 a

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tubular portion 14$ so that said lamp-engag; I

the lampevice may also 2. A lamp-supporting device comprising short extension and in line with the axis of a coil ofb resilient glaterlallhavingha long exsaid coil. tension ent at su 'stantia y a ri t angle to the body of said coil but parall el with the ROBERT MILLAR' axis thereof and terminating in a short ex- Witnesses: tension projecting inwardly of said coil and JAMES R. OFFIELD, a lamp holder pivotally mounted on said SAME M. RYAN. 

